Lower Your Medical Bills By Finding Medical Hospital Bill Errors
Title:
Lower Your Medical Bills By Finding Medical & Hospital Bill Errors
Word Count:
1149
Summary:
If you have been admitted to a hospital and find yourself owing a substantial amount of money
Here’s what to do:
Request both the hospital and your insurance company to audit the hospital and do...
Keywords:
hospital bill, medical bill, hospital bill error, hospital billing error, medical bill error
Article Body:
If you have been admitted to a hospital and find yourself owing a substantial amount of money
Here’s what to do:
Request both the hospital and your insurance company to audit the hospital and doctor bills.
Demand an itemized bill (you are legally entitled to an itemized bill if you request one) and
Duplicate Billing: Make sure you haven’t been charged twice for the same service, supplies or
Number of Days in the Hospital: Check the dates of your admission and discharge. Most hospital
Incorrect Room Charges: If you were in a semi-private room, make sure you’re not being charged
Operating Room: It’s not uncommon for hospitals to bill for more operating room time than you
Unbundled Charges: This is when a group of tests are billed individually, when they should hav
Up Selling: This occurs when a doctor orders a generic drug which is readily available, but th
Fraudulent Coding Also Called Up Coding: Hospitals may change the charge for a lower cost serv
Fraudulent Coding/Weird Charges/Fake Language: Hospitals may invent confusing language to chea
Keystroke Error: A computer operator accidentally hits the wrong key on a keyboard which can r
Canceled Services: You may have been charged for expensive services or tests which your physic
Assignment: Check to see if the hospital or doctor accepts assignment of your insurance paymen
Why do hospitals and doctors accept assignment? Because when the check goes to the patient, ma
Negotiating: Finally, after eliminating all of the errors you can find, try negotiating your b
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Lower Your Medical Bills By Finding Medical & Hospital Bill Errors
Word Count:
1149
Summary:
If you have been admitted to a hospital and find yourself owing a substantial amount of money
Here’s what to do:
Request both the hospital and your insurance company to audit the hospital and do...
Keywords:
hospital bill, medical bill, hospital bill error, hospital billing error, medical bill error
Article Body:
If you have been admitted to a hospital and find yourself owing a substantial amount of money
Here’s what to do:
Request both the hospital and your insurance company to audit the hospital and doctor bills.
Demand an itemized bill (you are legally entitled to an itemized bill if you request one) and
Duplicate Billing: Make sure you haven’t been charged twice for the same service, supplies or
Number of Days in the Hospital: Check the dates of your admission and discharge. Most hospital
Incorrect Room Charges: If you were in a semi-private room, make sure you’re not being charged
Operating Room: It’s not uncommon for hospitals to bill for more operating room time than you
Unbundled Charges: This is when a group of tests are billed individually, when they should hav
Up Selling: This occurs when a doctor orders a generic drug which is readily available, but th
Fraudulent Coding Also Called Up Coding: Hospitals may change the charge for a lower cost serv
Fraudulent Coding/Weird Charges/Fake Language: Hospitals may invent confusing language to chea
Keystroke Error: A computer operator accidentally hits the wrong key on a keyboard which can r
Canceled Services: You may have been charged for expensive services or tests which your physic
Assignment: Check to see if the hospital or doctor accepts assignment of your insurance paymen
Why do hospitals and doctors accept assignment? Because when the check goes to the patient, ma
Negotiating: Finally, after eliminating all of the errors you can find, try negotiating your b
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Developed by SANFACE Software http://www.sanface.com/
Available at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html